Consequences of interrupted follow-up in head and neck cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal · 2026 · PMC12743409 · PMID 41108778

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For patients with HNC, those followed in the post-pandemic period had lower survival probabilities compared to those followed in the latest follow-up, with the difference being highly significant (HR=0.26; 95% CI: 0.14-0.48; p<0.0001) (Figure 4A).

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While stable patients in post-pandemic were more likely to remain stable (75.5%) and those who had progressed tended to follow a worse course, these differences did not reach statistical significance.

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